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- U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration announced the United States will cut NATO crisis-response forces by roughly half.
- The plan cuts U.S. fighter jets by one-third, strategic bombers by 50 %, and eliminates destroyers and submarines for NATO allies.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s envoy briefed senior NATO officials in Brussels on the reductions last week.
- NATO officials said Europe must increase its reconnaissance drones as the United States scales back armed models.
